Fruit, vegetable exports post 35.88pc, 15.32pc growth in two months
From July-August (2013) 82,357 metric tons fruits of different varieties worth $58.85 million was exported as against 85,597 metric ton costing $43.31 million of same period last year, said that data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Fruit and vegetable exports from the country during the first two months of current financial year increased by 35.88 percent and 15.32 percent respectively as compared to the same period of last year.
From July-August (2013) 82,357 metric tons fruits of different varieties worth $58.85 million was exported as against 85,597 metric ton costing $43.31 million of same period last year, said that data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
According the data about 78,255 metric tons vegetable worth $27.21 million was exported in first two months as compared to the exports of 56,316 metric tons valuing 23.60 million of same period last year.
During the period under review, country earned $0.2154 million by exporting the leguminous vegetable (pulses) showing increase of 122.29 percent as compared to last year. The pulses export was recorded at 1,202 metric tons valuing $0.969 during July-August 2012.
However, the data revealed that wheat export registered negative growth of 89.54 percent and reached to 6,983 metric tons of $2.56 million which stood at 80,497 metric tons of $24.55 million.
From the period from July-August, 2013, sugar exports also decreased by 19.10 percent as about 52,752 metric tons sugar worth $25.26 million was exported which stood at 57,281 metric tons of $ 31.23 million during same period of last year.
About 1,190 metric tons of tobacco valuing $3,983 million was exported which was up by 647.28 percent as compared to 168 metric tons costing $0.553 million exported during same period of last year.
From July-August, fish and fish preparations exports grew by 35.57 percent and country earned US$ 43.311 million by exporting about 19,310 metric tons of fish and fish preparations which was recorded at 13,789 metric tons worth US$ $31.94 million in same period of last year.
The meat and meat preparations exports from the country also surged by 17.84 percent and reached at 15,711 metric tons as against the 11,729 metric tons of last year.
In first two months country earned US$ 48.65 million by exporting meat and meat preparations which was recorded at US$ 41.29 million during same period of last year, the data reveled.